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MessengerDiscovery Live 1.4
MessengerDiscovery Liveis a Windows Live Messenger addon which adds well over 150 new features and customisations for Messenger. It contains no form of virus or spyware and is 100% free to download and use.
New Features:
- Parental Controls
- Only allow certain accounts to sign into Messenger
- Block accounts from signing to Messenger that use profanity
- Protect MD settings with parental lock
- Unblock a contact after a certain amount of time
- Option to delete the contact as well
- If you are offline when the contact is scheduled to be unblocked then they will be unblocked upon next sign in
- Allow conversation windows to stay open after signing out
- Automatically decline group conversations when status is not "Online"
- Change the visibility (opacity) of contact list
- Change the visibility (opacity) of conversation windows
- Promote MessengerDiscovery and win a iPod, everything is done automatically
Download: MessengerDiscovery Live 1.4
View: Full Changelog
View: MessengerDiscovery Live Home Page
Open Hotmail with Firefox from Windows Live Messenger
One of the biggest problems with Live messenger is it automatically assumes that you like Internet Explorer to view hotmail or any other live mail accounts. This is so wrong because most of us use Firefox as our default browsers. So it's a bit annoying when clicking on the email button in messenger directly opens IE and starts loading hotmail.
So here is a nice utility which allows you to customize in which browser you want to open your hotmail page
Even if you set firefox as the default browser, only the links get open. The email button always opens IE to load your hotmail. This is ok if you use IE7 with IE7 pro , and a disaster if you are still using IE6 in older OS, or if you prefer opening hotmail in Firefox.
1 . Install the latest version of Window Live Messenger (not a beta, might not work with a beta)
2. Install Messenger Plus! Live
2. Download StuffPlug and install.
3. Launch Windows Live Messenger and sign in.
4. Try clicking the email icon and see if your Hotmail inbox will be launched in Firefox. If not, then click StuffPlug 3 from menu and select Options. Go to General tab and make sure the option "Open all URLs in default browser" is checked.
OK now you are done, you can open your email links in your default browser, may it be opera or firefox.
Source: dotNETwizard
Stuffplug 3.5
After several months of waiting, there is now a very good version of Stuffplug released to the public. The new version is finally fully compatible with WLM 8.5, so almost everyone can enjoy the new version.
You will notice with this version that the interface has now been drastically changed to match Windows Live Messenger more fully. There are also some experimental features which could be quite interesting.
Features:
- Editing of display name from the contact list
- Blocking of an entire group
- Adding new contacts through the wordwheel
- Sending 'action texts' to contacts, which mimics Messenger's action prompts
- Chatting to contacts whom you have blocked
- Use of chat only names within conversations
- Showing the current time of your contacts matching to their timezone
- Sending of fake invites to contacts
- Flashing of LED keyboard when computer is in full screen mode
- Disabling the file transfer limit allowing you to send more than 3 files at one time
- Boost character limit up to 5,000 in conversation messages
- Allow unlimited emoticons to be used within a message
- Window icons reflect your contacts status
- Creation of customizable timestamps
- Disable your 'user is typing a message' notification
- Opening of links in default browser
- Polygramy (multiple Messenger's running at once)
- Adding of mail icon in system tray
- Memory flusher: 'This feature periodically flushes messengers used memory and keeps its overall memory usage lower'
- Security speedup: addressing the issue that was highlighted here
Note that this version is not compatible with Windows Live Messenger 9 beta.
Download: Stuffplug 3.5
View: Stuffplug Home Page
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 will be compatible with Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta
Patchou the creator of Messenger Plus! Live has informed that Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 will be compatible with Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta.
All features might not work, but Patchou said he wouldn't make any changes to this, while Windows Live Messenger 9.0 was still in beta.
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 is still expected to be released in early December.
Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta officially opened
Microsoft has officially opened the beta program for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 this morning. Windows Live Messenger 9.0 is the next generation of Windows Live Messenger; this release is a "major" release and as such there will be no further interim builds for Windows Live Messenger. The beta program for Windows Live Messenger is by invitation only and those invitations were sent out last week on Tuesday - Wednesday (the 21st, and 22nd respectively). Currently the beta program has been limited to 5,000 testers and will later be expanded to a larger group.
As reported by several sites, the program was not put on hold at all due to the feature list being leaked over the holiday weekend, additionally, sites also reported that some testers had already gotten the build and that was just a rumor. Coincidentally, almost all of the sites that had posted the feature list for Windows Live Messenger had politely removed the list of features.
I'll will share more information as it comes in and as much information as I'm allowed to by the non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
View: Forum Thread
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 Another preview
The upcoming release of Messenger Plus! Live seems to be a hot topic these days. The reason for
this is the new "Messenger skinning" feature that will be included.
According to various sites, skinning will be so easy that everybody can do it :)
Take a look at our previous article for a glimpse of the other features in the upcoming release of Messenger Plus! Live 4.50
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 is to be released the first week of December.
View: Exclusive look at Messenger Plus! Live 4.50
View: Coming soon: Messenger Plus! Live 4.50
View: Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 to revitalize Messenger skinning
View: A closer look into Messenger Plus! skinning
View: Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 : photos et nouvelles en exclu ! (French)
View: Novidades sobre o Msg Plus! (Portuguese)
Windows Live Messenger 9 Beta Invites
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is just out the door, and already Microsoft is sending out invitations to the Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta program.
The email states that they are "running a small private beta to get early feedback on the new features". No other details have been provided as of yet.
There is no information available on the upcoming beta, but keep an eye on our forum and front page.
View: Forum Discussion
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 has been in beta testers hands for a few weeks now, and there are some significant changes. A new design, numerous tweaks and some impressive new features really make this release one of the best ever. Here are the main changes:
Skinning
Messenger Plus! Live's main new feature is fully integrated skins within Messenger! The program manages skins, allows skin creators to develop them easier than ever before (no more .rle issues) and customize Messenger's design to its full potential. It is seriously impressive and I bet more skins like the ones available for MSN Messenger. Skins will be made faster and in a larger quantity. Windows Live Messenger itself could not implement this feature better. Skinning also allows manipulation of Messenger's windows, something which was never possible before.
Design
Messenger Plus! Live has fully integrated its design with Windows Live Messenger 8.5, but with additional tweaks that Messenger itself can benefit from. Check a look at some screenshots in our gallery and see the new design for yourself.
Changes to contact list clean-up
The new contact list clean up wizard has two modes: one for the contacts on your list and one for the contacts that have you on their list. This helps you know the people you have deleted that still have you in their contact list and who knows you may want to add them again.
Event notifications within conversations
This feature notifies you of your contact events in the chat window themselves, in the area where 'user is typing' is generally displayed. This is mostly visible if you're using Windows Live Messenger 8.5.
Chat logging
The chat log viewer has had various improvements, which can make the script we talked about, Log Manager seem a little dated. However, new features such as a print preview menu, faster browsing their ability to search within multiple logs, reading over old chats is better than ever.
Scripts
A new debug window is present and the script editor window now has line numbers and the ability to close off certain sections. Basically the script editor is now more practical and similar to that of most modern code editors.
Others
- An additional options menu has been adding to contact cards.
- Encrypted log files an now have an optional password hint.
- Event notifications such as when a contact signs out is enabled by default.
- The installer system has been improved with a bigger uninstaller menu and is faster on Windows Vista.
- An option has been added that allows you to hide your 'contact is typing a message notification', something we have already talked about in the past.
- You can show your currently installed scripts with the (!SVER) command.
- A /exit command has been added which closes all current chats and exits Messenger.
- There is now 'disable sign-out confirmation when chats are opened' option in the Customize section of the preferences.
View: Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 Gallery
Source: Msgstuff